Cristian was born in Sulmona, Italy. He grew up on a farm with his parents and two brothers. They lived a simple semi-isolated life, working together growing crops, harvesting olives for olive oil, and raising animals they would eventually eat. After fifteen years of living in Italy Cristian and his family moved to Delaware, USA. These events in Cristian`s young life have shaped him into the man and artist he is today, and the death of his mother are prominent theme in his current body of work. In 2012 Cristian worked as a product designer for the Gary Rosenthal Collection- a company that focuses on contemporary design of Jewish religious items. Cristian has also worked as apprentice for known sculptor Joe Moss while also doing conservation and restoration work on some of Mosses sculptures. In the summer of 2014 Cristian worked as assistant to sculptor Cameron Hockenson- commissioned by the DC Commission for the Arts & Humanities for the 5x5 project exhibit in public places across the DC area. In 2014 Cristian was garnered a Plastino Scholar-a research grant. His research title “Finding Power in Powerless Situations: How Cambodian Buddhism Brings Light.” took place throughout Cambodia, seeking inspirations for his work through a cultural immersion. Cristian also received funding from the University of Delaware in 2014 which allowed him to travel to Argentina and exhibit a sculpture he created while in residency for a month for the World`s End Biennial in Mar del Plata, Argentina. In 2015 Cristian was nominated as a Summer Research Scholar; which will allow him to invest more time to research into the development of his work and the driving forces that shape it.
"To see her, who has birth me die in my arms, clearly illuminates the fragility of life. Through her death my mother gave me one last gift, that of being limitless."-Cristian Vitale.